Poker Course

Hand strength, hand rankings, what position means, pot odds

• Counting pot oddsNot startedWork out, on the spot, how often a call has to win to break even
• Call or foldNot startedCompare the equity you need with the equity you have
• Building a feel for equityNot startedLearn to estimate how often your hand beats their range

Opening ranges, facing opens, 3-betting, what a raise size does

• Where you open fromNot startedHow wide you can open changes seat by seat
• Facing an openNot startedChoosing between calling, 3-betting and folding
• Why AA and A5s take the same lineNot startedRaise with the strong and the bluffs, and call with what is in between
• What a raise size doesNot startedBe able to say why 2.0x, and why 3.0x

Push-fold, threshold stacks, how antes change things

• Shove or foldNot startedWhen stacks get short, stop making half-measures
• Learning threshold stacksNot startedMemorise the depth at which each hand flips
• Calling an all-inNot startedThe calling range is far narrower than the shoving range

Board texture, range advantage, SPR, whether and how much to c-bet

• Reading the boardNot startedSee who the board connects with
• Choosing a c-bet sizeNot startedSize follows from range advantage and nut advantage

ICM, risk premium, the bubble, satellites

• Chips are not moneyNot startedUnderstand what ICM is doing
• Reading the risk premiumNot startedHow many points of extra equity the prize money demands

Hand reading, blockers, mixed strategies

• Drawing their rangeNot startedReconstruct what they hold from the actions they took
• Sharpening reads with blockersNot startedHow your own cards cut down what they can have

Spots arrive without telling you which kind of decision it is. This is where it all ends up.